Seeing the commander's doubts gradually disappear, Zhou Wen said again: "My nephew just told you about the configuration of heavy firepower. Now I will report to you the equipment requirements for light firepower."
"Are you done with this kid? It's not done until you drain the old man's family fortune, right?" The handsome man was sweating on his head.
How much would it cost the old man to import so many cannons and shells? Fortunately, the old man still has some mortars in stock, which is barely enough to make up for it, but he has to consider buying a batch of heavy machine guns and light machine guns. Now he also needs a light weapon. Could it be that you don't like the domestically produced ones? , must be imported?
Some people may ask why Zhou Wen doesn’t want the guns and guns from the Taiyuan Arsenal, but the commander-in-chief didn’t mention it.
It's because the Taiyuan Arsenal was still shut down at this time. The commander wanted to produce, but he didn't dare. One of the conditions for Nanjing to let him go was that Shanxi was not allowed to manufacture weapons and ammunition privately, and Marshal Zhang personally sent people to supervise it. The commander-in-chief can only guard the largest arsenal in the country greedily but cannot produce a single gun or bullet.
Zhou Wen said with a smile: "You will know after listening to what my nephew said. Didn't my nephew produce a batch of semi-automatic rifles under the authorization of General Huang, the special commissioner of the Northeast Army? I was not careful during the production, and the quantity was A little more.”
When the commander heard this, he was so angry that he blew his beard and stared. Listen to what this little bastard said. I have only heard of one who accidentally produced defective products, but I have never heard of one who accidentally produced too many. Are you giving birth to a baby?
How much material did this kid defraud the old man? They are all the old man’s pet peeve!
"how many?"
"Well...it's not much, just three thousand."
"What? Three thousand isn't that much? Those gun barrels, those steels, and those materials all belong to the old man. You little bastard will spit them all out for the old man."
"I originally planned to honor your old age, but now is not the time. But..."
"But what? You little bastard, don't let the old man get away with you, let it go as soon as possible." The commander said unhappy, but he knew in his heart that this little bastard must have another plan.
"In your army, it is right for my nephew to give some blood, but you also have to say otherwise?"
"How do you express it?"
"In this way, three thousand semi-automatic rifles are enough to equip the riflemen of the entire brigade, but my nephew also wants to equip each rifleman with a shell gun, so that both long-range and close combat can be taken into account, and he can deal with the bayonet charge of the little Japs. There is no need to worry anymore, as many as come will die."
"What, you want three thousand shell guns? You little bastard just sold the old man, not to mention three thousand, not even three hundred."
But Zhou Wen was smiling like a fox at this time, and he said leisurely: "Just think about it, are these troops going to the front line to fight the Japanese devils, or are they going to fight for your face? After a big battle, I don’t know how long it will take, but if tens of thousands of people go and only a few hundred come back, all your hard work before you get old will be in vain.”
"You little bastard dare to threaten the old man. Are you saying that if the old man doesn't give you these thousands of shell guns, you will be unable to do your job?"
Zhou Wen said seriously: "It's not like you don't know my nephew's ambitions. Besides, this gun is not the teaching corps that equips my nephew, but your own direct troops. My nephew is here to use the gun to help. How come it has changed?" Is this a threat to you? My nephew is just thinking that no matter whose soldiers are our sons in Shanxi, the cruelty and intensity of fighting the Japanese are far greater than the previous civil war. It is possible to win on such a battlefield and survive. The officers and soldiers who come down are treasures."
Zhou Wen's words finally woke up the commander.
yes! Don’t these soldiers all belong to old men? If you can really follow this little bastard back from the anti-Japanese battlefield alive, I dare not say that you have learned all his skills. If you only learn one or two points, you will be a great military officer. When the Sino-Japanese war breaks out in the future, , these young officers are all treasures.
Thinking of this, the commander no longer cares about it. Anyway, it's all for his troops, and good meat will rot in his own pot, right?
Moreover, Zhou Wen also knew that most of the equipment of the Model Brigade actually did not cost the commander's cash.
His uncle Wang Wenzhao clearly knew how many light and heavy weapons the Taiyuan Arsenal had produced in the past few years. It was just a piece of cake to take out thousands of shell guns from the commander's secret arsenal.
The Taiyuan Arsenal began to imitate the German Mauser rifles a few years ago. The commander just thought a little and changed the caliber of the Jin-made rifles to 11.43 mm. In this way, even if he sells them to other warlords, he still needs to continue to buy the bullets he produces. The Shanxi businessman's shrewd calculations were undoubtedly evident, and he also earned a lot of money.
Although the counterfeit guns imitated by Taiyuan Arsenal are not as accurate and have a service life as good as those made in Germany, they do have one advantage: they are powerful. Besides, Zhou Wen used it to equip soldiers not for precise shooting, but for close combat at a distance of ten or twenty meters. The accuracy is negligible, but the 11.43mm bullet will leave a big hole in the body, which is not suitable for those who are trying to stab. This is suitable for little devils.
In fact, Zhou Wen's own riflemen of the second detachment also have a Jin-made shell gun, which has been proven on the Songhu battlefield and is also a useful weapon for replenishing guns.
Of course, Zhou Wen will eventually equip the second detachment with a 20-round magazine rifle that can fire fully automatically. Mandel has already placed an order with the German Mauser Company. Since the purchase quantity is relatively large, it may take a while. Can it be It’s hard to say if we can catch up with the Great Wall Anti-Japanese War.
After discussing it with the commander, Zhou Wen also let out a sigh of relief.
As for bringing Zhao Changshu's troops to the front line, this is something Zhou Wen has been considering since returning from Nanjing. Zhou Wen and Zhao Changshu have already thought about the overall concept of the troops. In fact, they are based on the second detachment of the mercenary regiment, but this The financial and material resources required are huge.
For Zhao Changshu, going to the battlefield to fight the Japanese invaders has been something he has dreamed of, even impatiently. Watching his juniors continue to make achievements in the Songhu battlefield, every battle experience makes Zhao Changshu's senior bloodline expand. , which made him, a patriotic officer who was tired of the civil war and determined to kill the enemy for his country, extremely yearning for it.
However, Zhou Wen didn't dare to take this senior and his men to the battlefield like this. The senior's bravery and fearlessness were unquestionable, and his commanding ability was trustworthy, but the equipment...hehe.
Zhou Wen didn't want his senior's troops to use their flesh and blood to fight against the Japanese invaders' aircraft, artillery and tanks. Even if they could win, how many of them would be able to return to Shanxi in the end?
